New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-06
ENLARGING OHTCAGVS LIMITS.
HARRISONS REIGN CLOSING-GRANr AND
LINCOLN UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

LINCOLN NUMENTS-PERSONAL.
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE
chicago, Feb. 5.--The first practical move to ex.
tend the boundaries of Chicago to have the city
embrace all of Cook County was made in the State
Senate this week IN the form OF amendment to the
State Constitution. The proposal contemplates the
adjustment of the dual city and county government
and the consolidation of their several powers in one
legislative body. The proposed amendment will also
enable the Legislature to pass laws especially appica-
bio to Cook County. Pending vote upon this pro.
posed amendment bills ha been introduced to facili.
tate the annexation OF all the outlying towns OF Chi
cago and the creation of drainage district" embrac
ing all the towns in Cook County, to promote the pro-
posed plan of constructing drainage canal from tho
Chicago River to the Des PLANES and Illinois Rivers.
The Labor party will nominate candidates for Mayor
and other CITY officers during the present month The
idea OF coalition with the Democrats has apparently
been abandoned Although Carter Harrison has been
seeking nomination is positive that the Labor party
will nominate him. and it ia almost equally certain
that the Democracy will repudiae him, this deoara-
ton has been made by the Cook County Democratic
Club, and the iroquois Club has always opposed him
can Mayor The present indications point to the nomi-
nation of Mr. J. Nelson Blake, prominent business
man. by the Republicans for Mayor
The fund Of 800 900 to erect the monument to Cen
eral Grant in Lincoln Park was competed this week
The contract for the mounted figure in bronze will Be
iven to the successful designer Mr. L. T. Rebisso Of
Cincinnati. The monument will not be ready for I'M
yelling for nearly two years. The statue of Abraham
Lincoln In Lincoln Park will be unveiled early In May.
It is the work of Mr. Augustus ST. Gaudens Of New.
York Governor Oglesby will be the orator on that
occasion.
The City Building Inspector has completed system
attic inspection of all the Chicago theatres, and reports
that great many improvements have been made With.
in the last two years in the matter Of precautions
against fire and in providing means OF escape In the
event of panic The report of the inspector two years
ago was to the effect that three OF the leading theatres
absolutely unsafe, but they have since remedied
the detecJs.
Mr.. James Russell Lowell win be a guest Of the
Union Club on February 22 and will deliver an addresa
at tho club banquet to be held that night.
Mrs Laugtry at Mcvickers has been having ip
many respects the successful she has ever
played in Chicago Her audiences have been large
and fashionable a number of theatre parties having
been made up during the week.
Mr. Wilson Barrett, who appeared at the Columbia.
presented Hamlet " four times during the week, all
though it was originally billed for only two represen-
tatons The audiences at the four performances were
unusually large
The New-York Thalia Opera Company had good
audiences at Hooleys The other theatres presented
nothing new,